Stone County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Stone County's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
5.6%
2023
8.2%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+46.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -2.1 pp (-37.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.4% | — |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +0.7 pp (9.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |